by Kelly Adkins | Nov 14, 2023 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – As artificial intelligence spreads into agriculture, senators stressed that all farms need broadband access in order to take advantage of all the ways AI can boost production. “I can’t allow the opportunity to pass without reminding everyone that...
by Kelly Adkins | Nov 9, 2023 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Artificial intelligence (AI) experts on Wednesday urged Congress to jump into the intimidating world of regulating AI and avoid some of the pitfalls of the past, when the government failed to rein in transformative technology. On the morning of November...
by Kelly Adkins | Nov 3, 2023 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Experts and former employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission criticized its current leadership’s rule-making at a House Financial Services committee hearing Thursday. The hearing was called to discuss the “rule-making agenda,” and its impact on...
by Kelly Adkins | Nov 1, 2023 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Nonprofit financial institutions that fund underserved communities urged Congress not to put this work on the backburner after a House proposal to slash the budget for these institutions by 14%. The wealth gap has persisted in recent years. Families of...
by Kelly Adkins | Oct 10, 2023 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard an oral argument about the burden of proof in a whistleblower retaliation case, and whether it falls on the employee or the employer. The ruling of the Supreme Court would resolve a dispute in the lower courts, and could...
by Kelly Adkins | Sep 28, 2023 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — The House Small Business Committee appealed to the private sector on Wednesday to help recoup billions of stolen pandemic loan funds. Nydia M. Velázquez, D-N.Y., ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, said it was clear that the Small...